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Ways and Means: committee approves several work-session bills; one pulled for later review
Summary
The committee approved amended language for a teacher recruitment pay program and passed bills on vessel registration and vehicle emissions forms; one vehicle-registration fee bill was pulled for further research and public comment was not offered.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee completed several work sessions and votes during the meeting, approving amendments and motions on multiple bills and postponing one item for further research.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- Assembly Bill 398 (hard-to-fill positions in public schools): The committee approved an amendment (proposed amendment 3091) to modify the bill as introduced and voted to amend and do pass. The amendment removes the compensation program from the State Education Fund and authorizes the Department of Education to administer any appropriated funding, updates district reporting to a biannual schedule, excludes charter schools from eligibility for the hard-to-fill program, and requires the governor to recommend funding in the executive budget. The amendment also included a $45,000,000 general fund appropriation each fiscal year to the Interim Finance Committee contingency account for the program and a separate $19,300,000 per year appropriation to the Interim Finance Committee to allocate to the State Public Charter School Authority contingent on submitted staffing reports. The motion passed with one recorded no vote from Assemblymember Anderson.
- Assembly Bill 548 (vessel registration/titling fees): The committee voted to do pass AB 548. LCB fiscal staff James Malone said the bill removes specific fee amounts from statute and authorizes the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners to set fees by regulation, and requires a fixed annual $800,000 deposit into the State Education Fund rather than a percentage of fees. The bill was moved by Assemblymember Bacchus and seconded by Assemblymember Hategui; members indicated they would reserve floor rights in some cases, but the committee carried the motion.
- Assembly Bill 545 (fees relating to emissions/certifying forms and special plates): Bridal Leiser of the Fiscal Analysis Division described AB 545 as a budget-implementation bill associated with the motor vehicle pollution control budget account. The committee voted to do pass; Assemblymember Dickman recorded the single opposed vote. Members noted the underlying budget account had been closed earlier in April.
- Assembly Bill 546 (vehicle registration fees): The committee pulled AB 546 from the work session agenda for additional research and intends to revisit it at a later meeting.
Procedural notes: votes in committee sometimes included members stating they were reserving floor rights for the larger Assembly floor debate. Several motions were handled without extended discussion; recording shows named motions and one or two recorded no votes, but not full numeric tallies for each roll-call.
Public comment: none recorded during the meeting.
What to watch next: bills approved by Ways and Means with “do pass” recommendations will move to the Assembly floor for debate and potential final votes.
